Community Corner
August 29, 2011: The Beatles, Community Center Reopens
Here are five reasons you should get out and about town today.
1. Today will be sunny with a high near 76, according to reports from the National Weather Service.
2. The will open at 5:30 a.m. for normal operation. You may call 860-429-3015, ext. 0 with any questions.
3. On this day in history, Aug. 29, 1966, the Beatles performed their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Twenty-five thousand tickets were sold at a price tag of $4.50 to $6.50 each. The Beatles took to the stage at 9:27 p.m. and performed 11 songs - Rock and Roll Music, She's a Woman, If I Needed Someone, Day Tripper, Baby's in Black, I Feel Fine, Yesterday, I Wanna Be Your Man, Nowhere Man, Paperback Writer and Long Tall Sally.
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According to The Beatles: Off The Record by Keith Badman, the Beatles knew it was to be their final concert. Recognizing its significance, John Lennon and Paul McCartney took a camera onto the stage and took pictures of the crowd, the rest of the group and themselves at arm's length.
"Before one of the last numbers, we actually set up this camera, I think it had a fisheye, a wide-angle lens. We set it up on the amplifier, and Ringo came off the drums, and we stood with our backs to the audience and posed for a photograph, because we knew that was the last show," recalled George Harrison in Badman’s book.
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4. If you weren't old enough, or lucky enough, to have seen the Beatles back in their heyday, Foxwoods Casino is presenting Legends In Concert tonight at 8 p.m. Performances will also take place from Aug. 31 through Sept. 4. According to the Foxwoods site,Legends in Concert is the longest running celebrity tribute show in the world. This particular lineup includes impersonators of the Beatles, as well as Donna Summer, Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood and Frank Sinatra. For tickets, visit this link.
5. Tickets are also on sale for another tribute show: . The show will take place on June 9, 2012, at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford. “'Live and Let Die' combines the power of pop with the beauty of symphonic orchestration to bring an incredible concert experience for Beatles and Wings fans of all ages. Vocalist Tony Kishman and company re-create Paul McCartney’s most popular songs," according to the Bushnell Web site. Call 860-244-2999 for tickets or buy online.
